Funded Projects: AGeS-DiG (Diversity in Geochronology)

Information about the review process for the 2023 AGeS-Grad application cycle is in the 2023 AGeS-DiG Review Context Statement.

Awardee(s)Proposal TitleInstitution
Maximilian EhrenfelsBridging the Geoscience Gap: South Texas Undergrads Uncover the Great Unconformity Using Zircon Laser-Ablation (U-Th)/HeUniversity of Texas at Austin
Lauren HarrisonUndergraduates Drill into a Caldera: Dating Yellowstone Rhyolites using the Stanford-USGS SHRIMP-RGColorado State University
Susana HenriquezMentoring and training undergraduate students in thermochronology by investigating the cooling record of the collapse of the Mongol-Okhotsk BeltCalifornia State University, San Bernardino
Mark HollandDiscerning timescales of anorthosite petrogenesis in the Adirondack Highlands, NY with inclusive field and geochronologic practicesSt. Lawrence University
Barbara KleinOngoing Student Outreach Thermochronology Projects at Diné College and Chinle Junior High School, The Navajo NationDine College
Nate OnderdonkTesting the utility of luminescence dating for marine terraces in southern CaliforniaCalifornia State University, Long Beach
Eric PortengaMetro to Moraine: Individualized geochronology research experiences in southeast Michigan for two undergraduate students from underrepresented groupsEastern Michigan University
Aislin ReynoldsDeveloping a research exchange for students in Northeast India to learn fission track thermochronologyGeorgia Institute of Technology
Alexander TyeBuilding belonging in geochronology through a multi-institution, cohort research experience testing the fluvial response to Rio Grande Rift evolutionUtah Tech University

Information about the review process for the 2022 AGeS-Grad application cycle is in the 2022 AGeS-DiG Review Context Statement.

Awardee(s)Proposal TitleInstitution
Christopher BaileyCracking open Rodinia—engaging underrepresented students in U-Pb geochronology to better understand Iapetus rifting in the central AppalachiansCollege of William & Mary
Jaclyn Baughman and Melanie MichalakAn undergraduate cohort thermochronology research and mentorship experience documenting Northern California’s response to Eocene Siletzia accretionCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
Isabella BennettAuthentic Undergraduate Geochronology Research (AUGR)University of Vermont
Kevin KonradThree-phases of 40Ar/39Ar geochronology research into ancient marine volcanoesUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas
Lyman PersicoA project focused on landscape evolution and climate change to introduce research to first-year students from underrepresented backgroundsWhitman College
Darryl ReanoGeoConnections 2 (GC2)Arizona State University